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GOMA, Congo (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has arrived in Congo on her three-country Africa tour and visited a displaced persons' camp in North Kivu province.Local opposition supporters took advantage of Haley's visit to stage demonstrations against President Joseph Kabila, who has been in power since 2001. Anger is growing in the vast Central African nation at the delay in holding elections, which were meant to take place late last year to replace Kabila.Haley is expected to meet with Kabila and Congo's election commission before returning to the U.S.She is in Africa to see U.S. and United Nations involvement in Ethiopia, South Sudan and Congo. The Trump administration has sought to reduce inefficiencies, corruption and abuse in the U.N.'s far-flung peacekeeping operations.Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. … [Read more...] about US ambassador to UN arrives in Congo, to meet with Kabila

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will not have the help of the international community if elections are not held in 2018, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Friday as she neared the end of a three-nation Africa visit.Nikki Haley's remarks came after her meeting with the president of Congo's election commission in Kinshasa."If the elections are not organized in 2018, the DRC cannot count on the international community. It is important that the elections be held in 2018," she said, referring to the country's full name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Haley was expected to repeat the message during a meeting with President Joseph Kabila before returning to the U.S.Congo has seen widespread anger over Kabila's stay in power after his mandate ended in December and the election was delayed. The head of Congo's election commission has said the presidential vote cannot take place until 2019 despite a deal struck with the … [Read more...] about US ambassador to UN says Congo elections must occur in 2018

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, was evacuated from a U.N. camp for displaced people in South Sudan on Wednesday because of a demonstration against President Salva Kiir, witnesses said. Shortly after Haley left the camp, U.N. security guards fired tear gas to disperse the crowd of more than 100 residents who looted and destroyed the office of a charity operating there, an aid worker at the camp said. The aid worker spoke on condition of anonymity out of safety fears. Haley, in the middle of a three-country African visit, met earlier Wednesday with Kiir over the country's long civil war. Speaking later to U.N. station Radio Miraya, Haley said she warned Kiir that the U.S. no longer trusted South Sudan's government and was no longer prepared to wait for change. She did not give details. The United Nations confirmed the incident with Haley, saying camp residents "became upset that she was not able to meet with them, due to time … [Read more...] about US ambassador to UN evacuated from volatile South Sudan camp

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third the Asian state's $3 billion annual export revenue over its two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July. The U.S.-drafted resolution bans North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood. It also prohibits countries from increasing the current numbers of North Korean laborers working abroad, bans new joint ventures with North Korea and any new investment in current joint ventures. "We should not fool ourselves into thinking we have solved the problem. Not even close. The North Korean threat has not left us, it is rapidly growing more dangerous," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told the council. "Further action is required. The United States is taking and will continue to take prudent defensive measures to protect ourselves and our allies," she said. … [Read more...] about United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests

In an address before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York, President Obama urged the global community to come to an agreement on response in the wake of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, saying of the body, "If we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the United Nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws." He also seemed to push for diplomacy in dealings with Iran. Read the full transcript of his remarks, below: OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution. For most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires and divisions of race and religion and tribe were settled through the sword and the clash of armies. Now, five years after the global economy collapsed, and thanks to coordinated efforts by the countries here today, jobs … [Read more...] about READ: Full Transcript of Obama’s Address to United Nations General Assembly

President Obama addressed on Tuesday the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Below are his prepared remarks. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution. For most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires. Divisions of race, religion and tribe were settled through the sword and the clash of armies. The idea that nations and peoples could come together in peace to solve their disputes and advance a common prosperity seemed unimaginable. It took the awful carnage of two world wars to shift our thinking. The leaders who built the United Nations were not naïve; they did not think this body could eradicate all wars. But in the wake of millions dead and continents in rubble; and with the development of nuclear weapons that could annihilate a planet; they understood that humanity could not survive the … [Read more...] about TRANSCRIPT: President Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly

It’s time for New York and the UN to split. A book out this year by Charlene Mires (“Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations”) chronicles how in 1946, New York beat out 248 other cities to host the utopian organization the post-war generation hoped would bring us world peace. Its presence added to the city’s force as the center of international business, politics and culture. After six decades of sitting in Midtown Manhattan, the 1950s concrete slab of secretariat building looks remarkably unchanged since it was erected after the Second World War. One thing has changed, however: These days, the world body beckons irrelevance rather than idealism. And it no longer makes sense that the business of the UN continue in one of the world’s most expensive cities. Yes, it’s time: Move the UN already. Where, you ask? Ideas abound, but here’s one. The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, offers a gleaming 150-acre office complex … [Read more...] about New York and the United Nations: Time for a divorce

Sunday is International Workers' Day - also known as May Day - and people around the world are rallying to protest attacks on workers' and immigrants' rights. In New York, a May Day demonstration will be held at 1 p.m. at Foley Square, where hundreds of laborers are expected to demand respect for themselves and their work. Meanwhile, the United Nations, whose mission is to defend human rights in the world, gave a group of workers an unwelcome May Day gift by allowing them to be thrown out on the street. "It is hurtful," said Mark Serge, 60, who has been an elevator operator at the UN for 28 years. "I have done my job with honesty and to the best of my ability all these years - and this happens. It hurts." The list of people Serge, of Astoria, Queens, has taken up and down the UN building is a true Who is Who of the international stage. "[Presidents] Obama, Bush and Clinton; Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Queen Elizabeth, Mother Teresa, two Popes,"Serge … [Read more...] about Pink slips are United Nation’s May Day gift to staffers

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over, the United Nations announced Saturday, saying there is little hope of finding more people alive 11 days after much of the capital was reduced to rubble. The statement from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs came a day after an Israeli team reported pulling a man out of the debris of a two-story home and relatives said an elderly woman had been rescued. Experts say the chance of saving trapped people begins diminishing after 72 hours, but one mother still missing her children said it's too soon to give up. "Maybe there's a chance they're still alive," said Nicole Abraham, 33, wiping away tears as she spoke of hearing the cries of her children - ages 4, 6 and 15 - for the first two days after the Jan. 12 quake. Meanwhile Saturday, mourners gathered near the ruins of the shattered cathedral to pay final respects to the capital's archbishop and a … [Read more...] about Haiti government calls off search and rescue effort: United Nations

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. chief on Tuesday accused Israel of lying about attacks on United Nations schools and other facilities during the Gaza military campaign - including one reported to have killed more than 40 people - and formally demanded compensation. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a U.N. investigation found conclusively that Israeli weaponry - some containing white phosphorus - was "the indisputed cause" of attacks on several schools, a health clinic and the world body's Gaza headquarters. Israel denies that it intentionally struck the compounds, and says it was forced to act against militants using the buildings and other civilian areas for cover. Israel said the material its government presented to the U.N. was largely ignored in the final report, which it called "biased." Ban said he commissioned the investigation to look at "the nine most serious incidents." The first of 11 recommendations calls for the U.N. to seek "formal … [Read more...] about United Nations report accuses Israel of lying about attack on UN outposts, demands compensation